Weight: 167.0
I’ve made a mental note to self: I’m not going to obsess over how much I lose, I just want to see the scale either go done or stay the same (sometimes there are forces working against you… well, me anyway.) No gains. As long as that “needle” (I have a digital scale, but I still think of it as analog. I’m old school like that!) keeps inching down, I’m headed in the right direction. Sunny lost 70 lbs. But she didn’t do it overnight, she did it one pound at a time over the period of most of a year. And that’s what it takes. Little steps over a long time, not one big leap. I’m not really good at this long term goals thing. I need immediate results, instant gratification. And that’s just not how it’s done. Patience, discipline… these are not virtues I’m known for!!
I should make clear that the elliptical is non-impact. And the second I feel even a twinge of pain, I will stop! I’m not looking to do long term damage and I want back on my feet as quickly as possible. I also need to keep my quads strong or I’m going to start having knee issues again. Right now, I’m just taking it one day at a time.
I slept REALLY well last night. I woke up this morning feeling rested and not all drugged out and hung over. Mild headache, very mild. And the leg pain is back a bit, but not nearly as intense. However, it IS still there. I’ve got a lot more healing to do. Patience, discipline… ARGH!
So - good news. Since Paris is not happening (I just can’t bear to go and be there with the marathon going on and not be in it. It would be depressing and not really what my 40th birthday celebration is supposed to be about. No worries. I’ve already got the 2011 marathon on my calendar and a couple of friends who are going to train and run it with me!!) I had to come up with alternative b-day plans. I told my mom what I’d REALLY love is to have my brothers and their families come out and have a big family birthday party at the house with EVERYONE. We are a blended family (parents just celebrated their 20th anniversary!) and I am the oldest of 8. Getting that many kids together with their spouses and children has been impossible. I don’t think we’ve all been together since… since the parents’ wedding! There’s always been a spouse or kids or someone who couldn’t be there. If my bro in NM can get his ex to let the kids come, and no one leaves town (and my bro and family drive up from San Diego, which they will cause my sis-in-law is like one of my besties!) then we could actually pull this off. My bros were both here at Christmas with their fams, but my step-bro and his family went down to So Cal to spend the holidays with her family (her promised her when they got married that they’d spend every Christmas with her fam. Weird, but whatever.) And I want PICTURES!! Pictures of the whole family. That would be so awesome!!
And when I told my mom all that, she was bummed. Yes, I am aware that I have a very very strange mother! She wanted to go away, travel. She was looking forward to the trip. Which I get, but still!! She is always telling me how tight money is and I figured it would be saving a fortune and that would be a relief. Nope. She doesn’t care about the money (yeah, that’s my mom!) So I said, well, what if she and I did a little Mexican cruise for a few days and we could hit up Disneyland (we both have season passes, so that part’s basically free!) Oh she perked up. Then started talking about what if we invited all the women in the family (my sister/stepsisters/sister-in-laws) and did a girls’ cruise (uh, so much for saving money!!) Which would be awesome, I mean, wow really great (this is in addition to the party, I want my bros in more than the cruise.) So now she’s all excited about trying to plan this cruise but I told her to think about it cause it could be REALLY expensive and I would be more than happy with just her and I for three days (she’s talking all the girls and five days! She doesn’t do things small, that’s for sure!)
Anyway, so I have a big party AND a cruise to look forward to. Three months. I’d really like to be at least in my healthy weight range, if not at goal weight (which would be nearly impossible to lose 50 lbs in 3 months. Definitely not recommended, I know!)
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by firefly
Filed under: daily blathering
Girl, if you are talking discipline and delayed gratification (and you are), you need to read my post from yesterday. I think it will help.
The Mexican cruise sounds like fun! I’ve always wanted to do that! You ladies will have a blast!
And oh, you can do this. Maybe not 50 lbs. in 3 months, but certainly another 20, maybe even 30! That’s a HUGE amount! And frankly, I don’t know -from your photos- where you think you have 50 more pounds to lose, girlfriend!
wow, parties & cruises both to look forward to! That should give you a little for the longer-term motivation!
Sunny - duh, obviously I read your post yesterday. What? You think I came up with that shit all on my own?!!!
And I’m shooting for 30 lbs. That’s 10 lbs a month which is WELL within the normal recommended weightloss… whatever. Anyway, it’s good.
And believe me, there’s a whole lotta 50 lbs to lose! My boobs alone! Each!!
Round, I totally expect to see you there in Paris 2011!! We can do lunch at a little cafe. It’ll be awesome!